Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-23

hers i tie f1turs samnlsF resar1 Q
Washinzeo1 TsrFifory. II . fec year
ne islands. bstA IzEes and small. vi
nndoabtedIg be covered via sumDel
residences Of al siEsz. like the thoasan1
isian&s q 10 s. L2wrsnes. whan IN
natural advantages shall have been sseE
py s0ms eapifalisf. and q snmmsr hotel
erected whers he baihiRR facilities ars
good. shs inhax and growtA uiil b
rapid asd steady. sueh lssAlions can
be foand il East Sonnd. EaRiish Bag
snd other points- Essry yeaE visitors
become more nameEoas. TIE attraction
ef Noant Constellation 10 steadily in
srsasiae. From this msuntsis can Be
aad ne msss bsastifui birdseys visw Of
this northwest tsrEisory; from Mount
Hood 70 the naFthaEn extremity Of the
Gulf Of Georgia, from tie Pacits Oeasn
20 flze eastern extremity Of British Co
lambda sad Washington Territory, she
mountains and sse4sry ere spread cut
in q wondroua and beaEtkfai panorama.
The glorious scenery, enabraaing lae0ons
and enclossd seas. soGnds and ehannels.
The facilities for huntefs. hshermen aad
seiensisks, the hearty hospitality and
chaFm Of island life. bring back the old
tourists and new friends more Humeroas
every Skinner.
The islands differ yery much IL soil,
climate and formation from each otAer.
San Juan. one OF the two largest, is bills
and the msjor portion Is adapted 20
Rsnsrsl agriculture; the south end il %
cupisd b. 9 large valley, seven miles
long and four vide, and hers veil titled
farms and me crops attest the excei-
lence Of ths sell and its salne for gen
srni farming purposes. On the hills
Surrounding khis valley are grown the
finest upland oats on the Pacific coast
which are eagerly s0ugbt after By oaf-
meal manufacturers. An oatmeal and
RFistmiil has recently ben erected al
Argyle, for the pnrpose of making q
meal equal 70 that produced IN Scot
land. Ine other part OF the island Ia
more billy, and in SONS parts adapted
only to sheep raising; bus 30 valuable
has the land become, and 90 eagerly Il
it sought after, tnat An Intending settler
would have & hard task to find more than
an ocessionabvacant 40.
Ofoss, an Island of about the same
sixs as san Juan, Is mountainous; here
FRAT Of all descriptions (applea, pears,
psaahes, apric0ts, strawberries and other
small kruitsl grow 10 perfection, and in
some parts Of the island hops could be
grown equal to those Of White River,
and cranbeEries could be easily raised.
So hne are the apples grown on this
island that an enteFprising Oregopian
during last fsll sought hero quantity
Of apples and shipped them 70 San
Francisco as samples OF Oregon epples-
The King apple, one Of the highest
priced IN Liverpool, Is here grown in lie
greatest perfection. NsthinR more nsec
Dc said. except thai peaches Of excellent
QUALIFY and favor are raised.
Lopez Island IL the next IN sizs, and
is comparatively level island. With
gsod soil aud clay suhsoil, it Rivea
promise Of becoming the finest island
IN the archipelago for general farming.
Here are raised very Superior oats and
wheat.
rhere are numerous smaller islands,
some only good for sheep farming, some
good for fFuis, DO.
All through the archipelago fine corn
10 grown Of all qualities and kinda
Toe strawberries aud cherries raised |
obtain the hieest price in the market,
ceiling for 10 and ~ oente pound, while
toe mainlend berries are fetching 20 /
cents @ gallon.
In no place in the TerFit ~ can q liv-
ing be made 90 easily, and nowhere can |
the impseunio1s settler easier provide |
the necassaFies Of life for bis family. |
but Il IL not this class Of settlers that is |
n0w wanted. Farmers With some means |
can hers purchase for 5000 wtat they /
could nos obtain en- White River for |
eight or ten thousand. and often for |
thousand or two what elsewhere is /
fetching f00r or tive thousand. Ehe |
archipelago lies 30 far out Of the oTdi |
nary track Of travel that the composition |
for land 10 not 90 keen 40 Il will be ae |
soon a. the remarkable advantages OF |
the Islands are better known One Of |
the greatest advantages possessed By
the island farmer IL the good markets
he has; Seattle, Port Townsend, VIcto-
ria, New Westminster and Whaicom
being eli within easy distance. Water
freight is cheap. the produce fetohes
higher prices than that raised elsewhere,
and the Islands are free from trAmps,
bears and cougars.
One Of tbs staple industries is the
manufacture of lime. On San Juan
Eslaad there are three lime works and
On OreAs one, and SCORES Of lodges await
development.
During TIE past year the San Juan
Mannfactnriag Company has demon
stFated that ito success 10 assured. and
IL nov preparing for the campaign Of
next year, when Il purposes uanufactur
lag large quantities Of iss excellent
grades Of fish oils.
Fruit and hop raising are beginning
20 gain the attention Of ali the settlers
on Oreas Island. Large orchards are
gradually being planted. and IN q few
years the farmers will be shipping 10
Liverpool BY the Canadian Pacific, emily
forty miles away, aud canning their sur
plus stock.
There is plenty Of water power here.
Gu East SQUAD a mill Is farming out ex-
osllent rough lumber and barrel slaves
and the proprietof IL preparing ts erect
a new mill for The more finished grades
Of lumber.
Good beds Of clay exist here for the
potter, there 10 plenty Of wool for Q
soollsn factory, and q copper mine or
two for the investment Of capital TO
develop.
sinaalarly free from crime, with q
beautiful climate, mere temperate than
that OF Puget Sound; With immense op
Dortanities for rich and poor; with rel
aious and school facilities; vith mag
nffiesns scenery, surprising the 0reoian
ArchipeiaQ0 and the thousand islands
Of the 81. Law renee; With freedom from
Wild animals; with every oppoFtunity
for summer resofts; IN latitude eighty
miIes south Of Paris, this archipelago
possesses advantages equal 70 these OF
all temperate climates and Is surpassed
by none.
There il g resident physiolan here;
the EpiscopAllans have q beautiful
chnroh and several stations; the Meth
odisaa and ProsbyteriAns each q chapel
and the Roman Catholics an unfinished
ehafoh; che steamer calls every day, 90
ina OF sominR. and game and hsh are
pleatifal.
An thar II wanted 10 q good steamer.
and that IL promised in-six weeks.
In addition 20 the above there are
several million feet Of excellent timber
on Ofoas island. waiting fer the ium-
herman 10 GENE; there Il plenty Of usteE
power ready fer use; there ara several
good locations on Mounts Constitution
| and Turtiebaek fsF cattle ra1ssrs vita
oapitAl. and many bachelors are always